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PROGRAM PENGHARGAAN WARGA EMAS Menarik Di Dalam SUARA CAT mengucapkan selamat menyambut Deepavali kepada semua rakyat Pulau Pinang yang beragama Hindu Cekap Akauntabel Telus “Encik buat yang betul. Seperti bapa Encik, apa yang dijanjikan mesti dia kotakan. Apa yang bapa buat, mesti anak juga ikut,’’ begitulah luahan Siti Fauziah Mohd. Noor sambil memegang erat tangan Ketua Menteri ketika kali pertama bertemu beliau pada awal tahun ini. Siti Fauziah, 46, memberitahu, apabila beliau menyatakan sedemikian kepada Ketua Menteri, Y.A.B. Tuan Lim Guan Eng hanya mengangguk sambil tersenyum. Tambah beliau, ketika itu, Ketua Menteri menghadiri majlis pelancaran Program Miskin Tegar berhampiran kawasan perumahan beliau di Sungai Pinang dan Program Penghargaan Warga Emas masih belum dilancarkan. “Beberapa bulan kemudian, apabila terdengar bahawa terdapat satu lagi program bagi membantu golongan susah iaitu Program Penghargaan Warga Emas dilancarkan, saya berasa begitu bersyukur dan yakin dengan pemerintahan Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat yang sentiasa mengotakan janji,’’ katanya ketika ditemui SUARA CAT di sini baru-baru ini. Sebelum ini, pada tahun 1982, bapa Ketua Menteri, Lim Kit Siang telah mengotakan janji kepada keluarga Siti Fauziah iaitu untuk mendapatkan sebuah rumah kos rendah di Taman Sri Damai, Batu Lanchang. “Ketika itu, Kit Siang bertanding kerusi Tanjung. Sebelum pilihan raya, beliau telah berjanji kepada ayah bahawa beliau akan SITI Fauziah Mohd. Noor (kanan sekali) menitiskan air mata apabila meluahkan perasaan terharunya mendapatkan sebuah rumah kos rendah kepada Lim Guan Eng (kiri sekali) pada majlis Penyampaian Sumbangan RM1,000 Pengurusan Jenazah di Dewan Sri Pinang di sini baru-baru ini. bagi kami lapan beranak. Selepas pilihan raya, apabila ayah menemui beliau semula, Menarik di dalam SITI Fauziah Mohd. tanpa berfikir dua kali, janji tersebut terus Noor (kanan) ‘Duit Raya’ RM500 - Kerajaan Persekutuan Ikut menjelaskan ditunaikan. Semenjak itu, saya memang Jejak Langkah P.P ... ms. 3 kandungan siaran yakin dengan kepimpinan dua beranak SUARA CAT kepada ini,’’ jelas beliau. Laporan Khas : Bulan Ramadhan Yang Dipenuhi anak tunggalnya, Dengan Fitnah Jahat BN... ms. 8 Noorlela Mohamad, 9. BERITA DI MUKA SURAT 2 Versi Bahasa Tamil Versi Bahasa Inggeris Versi Bahasa Cina ms. 18-22 ms. 13-15, 23-24 ms. 25-32 SITI Fauziah Mohd. Noor (kanan) bersalaman dengan Lim Guan Eng sebagai tanda terima kasih. N12 Penanti : 04 - 522 1463 - Suhaimi Bin Mansor N27 Pengkalan Kota : 012 - 437 1522 - Wang Lai Kin PROGRAM PENGHARGAAN WARGA EMAS N13 Berapit : 019 - 481 7823 - Ong Kee Seong N28 KOMTAR : 012 - 412 6284 - Adreena DAFTARLAH SEKARANG DENGAN PEJABAT ADUN PR N14 Machang Bubuk : 019 - 546 3257 - Rynu N29 Datok Keramat : 012 - 410 6566 - A. T. Ong N15 Padang Lalang : 04 - 502 5071 - Ooi Zhen Chee N30 Sungai Pinang : 010 - 464 3308 - Anna N1 Penaga : 019 - 470 4800 - Rosidi Hussain N16 Perai : 012 - 412 8451 - Mohd. Yusof Sahabudin N31 Batu Lancang : 012 - 480 3885 - Ooi Soo Chuan N2 Bertam : 019 - 560 5755 - Abdul Latif Abdullah N17 Bukit Tengah : 016 - 469 5343 - Amizuddin N32 Seri Delima : 012 - 486 2552 - Mr. Lingam N3 Pinang Tunggal : 013 - 585 9471 - Abd. Latif Wanchik N18 Bukit Tambun : 016 - 442 0820 - Ong Eu Leong N33 Air Itam : 012 - 493 3648 - Teh Choong Kong N4 Permatang Berangan : 019 - 510 2633 - Arsyad Md. Salleh N19 Jawi : 017 - 408 4784 - Abdul Halim Yunus N34 Paya Terubong : 012 - 484 1963 - Toon Hoon Lee N5 Sungai Dua : 019 - 477 6740 - Md. Fahmi Abd. Wahab N20 Sungai Bakap : 012 - 415 2905 - Munir Bin Makhtar N35 Batu Uban : 017 - 415 4872 - Tahir N6 Telok Air Tawar : 017 - 427 1581 - Salehin Mohamed N21 Sungai Acheh : 016 - 450 0870 - Jamhari Idros N36 Pantai Jerejak : 019 - 443 2088 - Victor N7 Sungai Puyu : 012 - 528 8411 - Ng Ya Ling N22 Tanjong Bungah : 012 - 232 6101 - Carol N37 Batu Maung : 013 - 510 1968 - Latifah N8 Bagan Jermal : 013 - 449 0366 - Yeap Choon Keong N23 Air Putih : 04 - 829 0614 - Chiam Heng Hock N38 Bayan Lepas : 013 - 492 9547 - Kamaruddin Mohamed N9 Bagan Dalam : 017 - 446 9688 - Victor N24 Kebun Bunga : 04 - 829 3691 - Nancy Lim N39 Pulau Betong : 016 - 400 6462 - Halil Sabri Hamid N10 Seberang Jaya : 013 - 489 3227 - Abdul Jalil Che Ros N25 Pulau Tikus : 012 - 488 3227 - Joe N40 Telok Bahang : 012 - 424 9004 - Mohamad Syawal Bin Ahmed N11 Permatang Pasir : 019 - 412 8442 - Kamal N26 Padang Kota : 012 - 431 7015 - Johnny Chee Edisi 3/2010 Cekap Akauntabel Telus Dari muka surat 1 ekoran penyakit jantung. kaki. Sejak itu, isteri dan anak Malah, pada majlis saya tiada tempat bergantung. Mengulas mengenai wang penyerahan RM1,000 yang Mujurlah, ada wang RM1,000 pemberian pengurusan disempurnakan oleh Ketua yang disumbangkan oleh jenazah bernilai RM1,000, Siti Menteri di Dewan Sri Pinang Kerajaan Negeri yang sedikit Fauziah menyatakan bahawa pada 31 Ogos lalu, Siti Fauziah sebanyak dapat digunakan hanya sebuah Kerajaan yang yang merupakan seorang untuk perbelanjaan seharian,” prihatin sahaja sanggup pekerja swasta turut memper- jelas Yew Keong. menyumbangkan wang oleh perhatian daripada Y.A.B Sebagai seorang yang sedemikian kepada rakyat. dan pihak media apabila makan pagi kais pagi, makan “RM1,000 memang beliau menitiskan air mata petang kais petang, Yew Keong cukup untuk membiayai ketika menerima sumbangan bersyukur dengan sikap sebuah LOH Yew Keong (kanan sekali) menerima kos pengebumian berkenaan. Kerajaan yang prihatin rakyat. cek sumbangan RM1,000 daripada Ketua Menteri baru-baru ini. bagi orang Islam. Ini Dalam pada itu, Sementara itu, Pekerja termasuk bayaran bagi Loh Yew Keong, Am Majlis Perbandaran Pulau terdekat. untuk mengangkat 47, yang kehilangan Pinang (MPPP), M. Murugiah, 42, “Sebelum itu, ibu pernah jenazah dan lain- ibunya pada Mei lalu berkata, wang RM1,000 yang bertanyakan kepada saya sama lain perbelanjaan menyatakan bahawa diterima beliau masih disimpan ada Kerajaan Negeri betul-betul tambahan. wang RM1,000 yang bagi kegunaan upacara akan memberikan sumbangan “Wang RM1,000 diterima beliau dapat sembahyang mendiang ibunya, RM100 kepadanya. Malah, yang diterima daripada LOH Yew Keong digunakan untuk M. Nelwathi kelak. beliau telah merancang untuk Ketua Menteri telah menampung keperluan “Ibu saya meninggal menggunakan wang tersebut digunakan untuk keluarganya selepas dunia dua minggu sebelum untuk belanja sembilan anak upacara khatam Quran 30 beliau tidak dapat bekerja pemberian wang sumbangan serta cucu-cucunya makan besar,” ujar Murugiah kepada juzuk kepada mak pada ekoran kejadian kemalangan RM100 diagihkan. Walau SUARA CAT. bulan Ramadan lalu. Sebagai dua bulan lalu. bagaimanapun, atas nasihat Tambah beliau, pemberian tambahan, kami sekeluarga “Ekoran tiada modal ADUN Air Itam, saya RM1,000 baginya adalah untuk membuka beng- telah mengambil wang juga bercadang menggunakan sesuatu yang amat bermakna sebahagian daripada wang kel sendiri, saya bekerja RM100 bagi pihaknya. dan besar ertinya. Malah, tersebut untuk membuat sebagai mekanik ber- Pada masa sama, beliau bersyukur kerana Pulau batu nisan,” ujarnya sambil gerak. Sejak dua bulan YB turut menyatakan Pinang diperintah oleh sebuah menjelaskan bahawa ibunya, lalu, saya terpaksa bahawa saya juga layak Kerajaan berjiwa rakyat yang Allahyarham Aishah Nor, 71, menggunakan kerusi menerima RM1,000 dengar suara rakyat, buat kerja meninggal dunia selepas dua roda ekoran kece- yang bakal diedarkan rakyat dan beri harapan kepada minggu dimasukkan ke hospital deraan pada bahagian M. Murugiah di dalam tempoh rakyat. ini. MAKCIK NUR - BOLEH LETAK B e r s e m p e n a itu, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Y.A.B. PERABUT RUMAH TANPA Tuan Lim Guan Eng turut mengadakan RISAU HUJAN LEBAT lawatan ke rumah Makcik Nur bagi selesa. meninjau keadaan Makcik Nur yang rumah yang telah mengidap penyakit siap diubahsuai. kencing manis dan Pada April lalu, telah dipotong sebelah Ketua Menteri telah kaki berkata, kerja- m e n y u m b a n g k a n kerja pembaikian mem- dua buah kerusi roda babitkan bumbung bagi memudahkan LIM GUAN ENG (kanan sekali) meninjau keadaan rumah dan dinding rumah pergerakan pasang- Makcik Nur yang telah siap dibaiki di sini baru-baru ini. yang disewa bersama an yang dikurniakan suaminya kira-kira 50 lima cahaya mata tahun lalu menjadikan yang masing-masing berusia ada Y.A.B. ingin minum kopi. keadaan rumah mereka 12, 11, 9, 5, 4 tahun. Pada masa Namun, Y.A.B. menolak tawaran kini lebih selesa. sama, pasangan tersebut turut tersebut bagi menghormati LIM GUAN ENG (kiri sekali) bersalam-salaman “Dulu, ketika Pak mempunyai dua anak angkat bulan Ramadan. dengan anak-anak Makcik Nur sambil ditemani Aziz masih sihat, dia boleh yang berusia dalam lingkungan “Tauke itu, dia baik jugak pasangan tersebut bersempena lawatan beliau di panjat ke atas bumbung 30 tahun (seorang anak angkat noh? Sanggup tolong orang sini. untuk menampal lubang masih menetap bersama miskin,” begitulah luahan AIR PUTIH - Nekad Ketua Menteri bocor. Tapi semenjak dia mereka manakala seorang lagi Makcik Nur apabila SUARA CAT untuk membaiki sebuah rumah tak nampak sebab penyakit telah berkahwin dan menetap bertanyakan perasaan beliau usang dalam tempoh lima hari katarak, kami tidak mampu di Sabah). bersempena dengan lawatan telah memberi sinar harapan mengupah orang untuk mem- Walaupun Ketua Menteri Ketua Menteri ke kediamannya. baru kepada lapan sekeluarga baiki atau mengubahsuai rumah pernah mengadakan lawatan Kini, Makcik Nur dan Aziz kurang berkemampuan di Jalan ini. dan menyampaikan sumbang- memperoleh bantuan daripada Lintang, Air Itam di sini. “Kalau hujan, kena guna an kepada pasangan terbabit Jabatan Kebajikan
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